In fact, they probably encourage it because it increases their traffic and rankings.

I can find 20 wholesalers, 10 web developers, 8 lawyers and 3 ortho surgeons easier than a skilled electrician, plumber and framer. 

Youtube also has a lot of videos and there are tons of web resources available with general educational content, including ours - Education - Penn Capital 

And, that you can obtain these from a title company or, for heaven’s sake, off the web.

It was a great way to pass the time in traffic or anytime I had down time to learn something new. 

Does your real estate investors group have a web site I can view?

Positive location factors: good side of town, walking distance to healthy and attractive downtown area and employers; at end of a cul-de-sac (no thru traffic), bordered on one side by a wide-open grass lot with large tree, good views from the front porches.

If you just need an open kitchen redesign with a wall removed, most CKDs can easily handle the job, but again, a renovation designer will know how and where to spend the money and when to save it for other things.If you want to create a total open floor plan with proper traffic patterns and sight lines, an architect has that training, but does he know if the improvement will get the ROI?

I'm not sure that I want to continue using anyone I've used before - and I've come to the conclusion that picking random cleaning services on the web is not working for me too well.Does anyone have any recommendations?

Not necessarily the cheapest option but narrowing the traffic lanes.